Friday, August 29, 2008

Make up Day

The License to Preach requirements are 80 hours of class time, since we did not have class on the first monday morning, we are having class until noon today and then many of the pastors are going to leave to go back to their church for Sunday Services. They are to be back by 5:00 on Sunday to have another make up class. At 1:00 is our children's Rally and then we are going to go do some site seeing at the beginning of the nile and Bungali Falls, then we are going to go out and eat someplace besides here at the Hotel. We want something different, even though it may end up being the same type of food. Boy are we starting to want a salad or an American Hamburger. We have had some wonderful time of tea and lunch with the pastors. Dick is the youngest at only 21 and he only has schooling through the Freshman year of High School but speaks 6 languages. He gave the Devotions yesterday and he did a wonderful job of speaking, giving seven points to being an effective pastor. We all needed to be retold about our way of living and serving Jesus Christ. It will be another full day, and tomorrow four of us will be preaching in four different churches. Carol will be speaking at the Shoot of Jesse, Barb at Trininty, Len at His grace UMC, and Jim Kagumba UMC, we are sending him to the other side of the Nile, we may never see him again. Carol and I will be giving the United Methodist Women the Embrodery Machine and then spending time talking about the Cottage Industries they have begun and Rose Martha's (President of the UMW of the Conference) dream of a School for Industry, Agriculture and Crafts. Talk to you all soon, keep us in your prayers. No one has become ill, but we are a little tired. Byron Fritz

2 comments:

Jane C. said...

Hi Rev. Fritz and Carol,

It is amazing to hear about what you are doing on the other side of the world. I wish you both good health and time to rest. Sounds like you are doing a great job of helping to spread God's word.

Praying for your safety,

Jane C. (Cicero UMC)

Rick said...

Byron,

Hope you and your crew are getting a chance to catch up on some rest, but I suspect you're going 100 mph with the time you have there.

I created a ppt show with screencaps from your blog to show at the welcome center in case folks haven't had a chance to see your blog yet.

Hope this week is as exciting and fulfilling as the past week has been.

Praying for your health and stamina to hold up.

Rick